Correa calycina

Correa calycina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Correa
Species:	C. calycina
Binomial name
Correa calycina J.M.Black

Correa calycina (South Australian Green Correa) is a tall shrub which is endemic to South Australia.^[1] It grows to between 1 and 3 metres in height and 1 to 2 metres wide. The leaves are glabrous to tomentose and are 2 to 4 cm long and 1 to 2.5 cm wide. The flowers are produced between April and September in their native range. These are green, sometimes maturing to mauve.^[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1925 by J.M. Black in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.^[2]

There are two varieties which are currently recognised:

• Correa calycina J.M.Black var. calycina (Hindmarsh Correa) which is listed as a "vulnerable species" under South Australia's National Parks and Wildlife Act (1972).^[3]
• Correa calycina var. halmaturorum Paul G.Wilson (De Mole River Correa)^[4]) which was first formally described by Paul G. Wilson in the journal Nuytsia in 1998.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Correa calycina J.M.Black". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=Rutaceae&genus=Correa&species=calycina. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Correa calycina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=CORREA+CALYCINA. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
3. ^ "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 - Schedule B". South Australian Consolidated Acts. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/npawa1972247/sch8.html. Retrieved 2009-05-07. 
4. ^ "Biodiversity Assessment - Kanmantoo". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Australian Government. http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/vegetation/assessment/sa/ibra-kan-natural-values.html. Retrieved 2009-05-07.